John 7:4

Coverdale Bible (1535)

He that seketh to be openly knowne, doth nothinge in secrete. Yf thou do soch thinges, the shewe yi self before the worlde:

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  • John 18:20 : 20 Iesus answered him: I haue spoken openly before the worlde, I haue euer taught in the synagoge and in the teple, whither all the Iewes resorted, & in secrete haue I spoke nothinge.
  • Prov 18:1-2 : 1 Who so hath pleasure to sowe discorde, piketh a quarell in euery thinge. 2 A foole hath no delyte in vnderstodinge, but only in those thinges wherin his herte reioyseth.
  • Matt 6:5 : 5 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as ye ypocrytes are. For they loue to stode and praye in the synagoges, and in the corners of the stretes, to be sene of men. Verely I saie vnto you: they haue their rewarde.
  • Matt 23:5 : 5 All their workes do they to be sene of men. They set abrode their Philateries, and make large borders vpon their garmentes,
  • Luke 6:45 : 45 A good ma out of ye good treasure of his hert, bryngeth forth yt which is good: and an euell ma out of the euell treasure of his hert, bryngeth forth that which is euell. For of the abundaunce of the hert, the mouth speaketh.
  • Matt 6:1-2 : 1 Take hede to youre almes, that ye geue it not in the syght of men, to the intent that ye wolde be sene of them: or els, ye get no rewarde of youre father which is in heauen. 2 When soeuer therfore thou geuest thine almes, thou shalt not make a trompet to be blowen before the, as the ypocrites do in the synagoges and in the stretes, for to be praysed of me. Verely I saye vnto you: they haue their rewarde.
  • 1 Kgs 22:13 : 13 And the messaunger that wente to call Micheas sayde vnto him: Beholde, The wordes of ye prophetes are with one acorde good before the kynge, let thy worde therfore be as their worde, and speake thou good also.
  • Matt 4:6 : 6 and sayde vnto hym: yf thou be ye sonne of God, cast thy sylfe downe. For it is wrytten: he shall geue his angels charge ouer the and with their handes they shal holde the vp, that thou dashe not thy fote agaynst a stone.
  • Matt 6:16 : 16 Moreouer when ye fast, be not sad as ye ypocrytes are. For they disfigure their faces, that they myght be sene of men to fast. Verely I saye vnto you: they haue their rewarde.
  • Acts 2:4-9 : 4 and they were all fylled with the holy goost. And they beganne to preach with other tunges, euen as the sprete gaue them vtteraunce. 5 There were dwellinge at Ierusalem Iewes, men that feared God, out of euery nacion that is vnder heauen. 6 Now whan this voyce came to passe, the multitude came together, and were astonyed: For euery one herde, that they spake with his awne tunge. 7 They wondred all and marueyled, and sayde amonge them selues: Beholde, are not all these which speake, of Galile? 8 How heare we the euery one his awne tunge, wherin we were borne? 9 Parthians and Medes, and Elamites, and we that dwell in Mesopotamia, and in Iewry and Capadocia, Pontus, and Asia, 10 Phrigia and Pamphilia, Egipte, and in the partes of Lybia by Cyren, and straungers of Rome, Iewes and Proselytes, 11 Cretes and Arabians: we heare them speake with oure awne tunges the greate workes of God. 12 They were all amased, and wondred, and sayde one to another: What wil this be?

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  • 3Then sayde his brethren vnto him: Get the hece, and go into Iewry, that thy disciples also maye se thy workes, that thou doest.

  • Luke 8:16-17
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    16No man lighteth a cadell, and couereth it with a vessell, or putteth it vnder a table, but setteth it vpon a candelsticke, that soch as go in maye se light.

    17For there is nothinge hyd, that shal not be openly shewed: and there is nothinge secrete, that shal not be knowne, and come to light.

  • 22For there is nothinge hyd, that shal not be openly shewed: and there is nothinge secrete, yt shal not be knowne.

  • John 7:17-18
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    17Yf eny man wyl do his will, he shal knowe, whether this doctryne be of God, or whether I speake of my self.

    18He that speaketh of himself, seketh his awne prayse: but he that seketh the prayse of him that sent him, the same is true, & there is no vnrighteousnes in him.

  • Matt 6:1-4
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    1Take hede to youre almes, that ye geue it not in the syght of men, to the intent that ye wolde be sene of them: or els, ye get no rewarde of youre father which is in heauen.

    2When soeuer therfore thou geuest thine almes, thou shalt not make a trompet to be blowen before the, as the ypocrites do in the synagoges and in the stretes, for to be praysed of me. Verely I saye vnto you: they haue their rewarde.

    3But whe thou doest almes, let not thy lefte hande knowe, what thy righte hande doth;

    4that thine almes maye be secrete: and thy father which seith in secrete, shall rewarde the openly.

  • John 3:20-21
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    20Whosoeuer doth euell, hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, that his dedes shulde not be reproued.

    21But he that doth the trueth, commeth to the light, that his workes maye be knowne: for they are done in God.

  • John 7:10-11
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    10But as soone as his brethren were gone vp, then wente he vp also vnto the feast, not openly, but as it were secretly.

    11Then sought him ye Iewes at ye feast, and sayde: Where is he?

  • 5For his awne brethren also beleued not in him.

  • Luke 12:2-3
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    2But there is nothinge hyd, that shal not be discouered: nether secrete, that shal not be knowne.

    3Therfore whatsoeuer ye haue spoke in darknesse, that same shal be herde in light: and that ye haue spoken in to the eare in the chabers, shalbe preached vpon the house toppes.

  • 16Let youre light so shyne before men, that they maye se youre good workes, and glorify youre father which is in heauen.

  • 13Howbeit no man spake frely of him, for feare of the Iewes.

  • 18that it appeare not vnto men, that thou fastest: but vnto thy father which is in secrete: and thy father which seyth in secrete, shal rewarde the openly.

  • 20Iesus answered him: I haue spoken openly before the worlde, I haue euer taught in the synagoge and in the teple, whither all the Iewes resorted, & in secrete haue I spoke nothinge.

  • 22Iudas sayde vnto hi: (not that Iscarioth) LORDE, What is the cause the, that thou wilt shewe thy self vnto vs, and not vnto the worlde?

  • Mark 1:44-45
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    44and sayde vnto him: Take hede, that thou saye nothinge to eny man, but go thy waye, and shew thy self vnto the prest, and offre for thy clensynge what Moses commaunded, for a wytnesse vnto them.

    45But he whan he was departed, beganne to speake moch of it, and made the dede knowne: in so moch that Iesus coude no more go into the cite openly, but was without in deserte places, & they came vnto him fro all quarters.

  • John 5:19-20
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    19The answered Iesus, and sayde vnto them: Verely verely I saye vnto you: The sonne can do nothinge of himself, but that he seyth the father do. For what soeuer he doeth, that doeth ye sonne also.

    20The father loueth the sonne, & sheweth him all that he doth, and wyll shewe him yet greater workes, so that ye shal marueyle.

  • 7The worlde can not hate you, but me it hateth: because I testifye of it, that the workes of it are euell.

  • 18And the disciples of Iho shewed him of all these thinges.

  • 33No man lighteth a candell, and putteth it in a preuy place, nether vnder a busshell, but vpon a candilsticke, that they which come in, maye se ye light.

  • 13Then sayde the Pharises vnto him: Thou bearest recorde of thy self, thy recorde is not true.

  • 26And beholde, he speaketh boldely, and they saye nothinge to him. Do oure rulers knowe in dede, that he is very Christ?

  • 24And he arose, and wente from thence in to the borders of Tyre and Sydon, & entred in to an house, and wolde let no man knowe of it, and yet coude he not be hyd:

  • 24Iudge not after the vtter appearauce, but iudge righteous iudgment.

  • 29His disciples sayde vnto him: Beholde, now talkest thou planely, and speakest no prouerbe.

  • 4Iesus answered and sayde vnto the: Go youre waye and tell Ihon agayne, what ye se and heare.

  • 44How can ye beleue which receaue prayse one of another, and seke not the prayse, that is of God onely?

  • 16Yf eny man haue eares to heare, let him heare.

  • 28Then sayde Iesus vnto them: Whan ye haue lift vp an hye the sonne of man, then shal ye knowe that I am he, and that I do nothinge of my self: but as my father hath taught me, euen so I speake.

  • 30Then sayde they vnto him: What token doest thou the, that we maye se and beleue ye? What workest thou?

  • 26Feare them not therfore.There is nothinge hyd, that shal not be openly shewed: and nothinge secrete, that shall not be knowne.

  • 17Yf ye knowe these thinges, blessed are ye yf ye do them.

  • Eph 5:12-13
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    12For it is shame euen to name those thinges, which are done of them in secrete.

    13But all thinges are manifest, whan they are rebuked of the lighte. For what so euer is manifest, that same is lighte.

  • 50I seke not myne awne prayse, but there is one that seketh it, and iudgeth.

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    37Yf I do not ye workes of my father, beleue me not:

    38but yf I do the, the (yf ye beleue not me) yet beleue ye workes, yt ye maye knowe & beleue, yt the father is in me, & I in ye father.

  • 25Likewyse also good workes are manifest afore hade: and they that are otherwyse can not be hyd.

  • 36What maner of sayenge is this, that he sayeth: ye shal seke me, and not fynde me: and where I am, thither can not ye come?

  • 44For Iesus himself testified, that a prophet is nothinge set by at home.

  • 26I haue many thinges to saye and to iudge of you. But he that sent me, is true: and loke what I haue herde of him,that speake I before the worlde,